diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
index a60eeb05..8115b805 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Install tesseract
       run: sudo apt-get install libtesseract-dev
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
     - name: build
       run: ./build
       working-directory: ./linux
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
   build_autoconf:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
     - name: run autogen
       run: ./autogen.sh
       working-directory: ./linux
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
   cmake:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
     - name: cmake
       run: mkdir build && cd build && cmake ../src
     - name: build
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
   cmake_ocr_hardsubx:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
     - name: dependencies
       run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install libtesseract-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev
     - name: cmake
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
   build_rust:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
       - name: cache 
         uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
index a965985e..45d8041e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_windows.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
       - name: Setup MSBuild.exe
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.0.2
       - name: Install llvm and clang
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
       - name: Setup MSBuild.exe
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.0.2
       - name: Install llvm and clang
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
       - name: Setup MSBuild.exe
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.0.2
       - name: Install llvm and clang
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
       - name: Setup MSBuild.exe
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.0.2
       - name: Install llvm and clang
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 38a54942..c57b3675 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
   format:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
       - name: Format code
         run: |
           find src/ -type f -not -path "src/thirdparty/*" -not -path "src/lib_ccx/zvbi/*" -name '*.c' -not -path "src/GUI/icon_data.c" | xargs clang-format -i
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: ./src/rust
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
       - name: cache 
         uses: actions/cache@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2475e82f..a9a3413f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
     - name: Check out repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
     - name: Get the version
       id: get_version
       run: echo ::set-output name=VERSION::${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\/v/}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
   create_linux_package:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
         with:
           path: ./ccextractor
       - name: Create .tar.gz without git and windows folders